Assessment Trends In Education: A Vision For Assessing Today’s Students
Teachers have moved from the question of “Should I use technology?” to “How can I integrate technology best, enhancing the learning experience without hijacking it?”
Standards-Based Grading Only Solves Half The Problem
If the goal a student has to clear is absurdly low, then the assessment is not rigorous even though it is 'standards-based' testing and scoring.
10 Tips For Creating More Effective Multiple-Choice Questions
Does the item require a passage, or a graphic? If so, is all the necessary information provided, and is it appropriate and accessible to the student?
5 Out-Of-The Box Assessment Strategies Every Teacher Should Know
Students need access to lower-level information to then use in the higher-level thinking that requires them to synthesize disparate facts and perspectives.
18 Inconvenient Truths About Assessment Of Learning
It's an extraordinary amount of work to design precise and personalized assessments that illuminate pathways forward for individual students.
The Benefits Of Competency-Based Assessment
From improved clarity and precision to students better understanding their own learning profile, there are many benefits of competency-based assessment.
How Single-Point Rubrics Can Improve The Quality Of Student Work
With single-point rubrics, the focus is on providing evidence of meeting, exceeding, or falling short of the quality you're looking for.
A 3-Dimensional Model Of Bloom’s Taxonomy
Each colored block has an example of a learning objective corresponding with each combination of the cognitive process and knowledge dimensions.
